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New to Site- Have Problem

It is deer season and a hunter must have disturbed a bear as he found my hive. We thought we had enough electric fence around the hive but apparently not. The bear destroyed and ate all the honey and we lost half of our bees. We moved the hive into a small shed that should protect it, but what should I do about feeding the bees, or did I lose to much for them to survive? It is 27 degrees out right now. Thanks for any advice

Re: New to Site- Have Problem

sugar water will do just fine as long as you have enough money to keep it up until nectar is once more available. Probably a good idea to be very sure your building is strong enough to prevent the bears from entering. Maybe an electric fencer wire around it would save the day,particularly the door or any boards the bear might claw loose. Good Luck

Re: New to Site- Have Problem

Sorry to hear about your bear problem but welcome to the site. I recently joined too and "bears" is my biggest concern. We have a lot of them here. When you get your bees settled in again, I would like to understand what your fence design was. What do you think a hunter did to add to this problem? Pretty sure a hunter could "solve" your problem! lol I plan to use a 5'-6' high high tension electric fence spaced 6" apart powered with a 6-7 joule charger. I sure hope my fence solves the problem.